Who Discovered It

Finding out who discovered Tennessee will be a bit hard. For one thing there have been several inhabitants of the area even before western pioneers drove in. The place was inhabited by various peoples covering a span of several thousands of years. It will be a tough task to name that really discovered the territory since there are no records that would indicate that fact. Cultural Phases Though researchers are unable to tell who discovered Tennessee archaeologists were able to decipher several cultural phases in its early history. Each phase covers a specific span of time covering several hundred years or even more. The earliest phase in Tennessee history is the Archaic Phase which spans from 8000 BC to 1000 BC. Next is the Woodland phase spanning from 1000 BC to 1000 AD. Lastly we have the Mississippian Phase from 1000 AD to 1600 AD. Contact with Europeans There were three expeditions into the said area conducted by Europeans. Though such excursions have been the earliest recorded...

Alaska is one of the interesting and beautiful places to visit and a great spot for vacations. The beauty of the place would at times make people wonder who discovered Alaska. We can never really tell who it was exactly that discovered Alaska since there were already Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who were already living there before the first white man came. Outsiders Discover Alaska From what we know, Vitus Jonassen Bering was the first outsider who discovered Alaska. He was a Danish explorer who found the place in 1728 on a voyage coming from Siberia while on service for Russia’s navy. He traveled along the lines of St. Lawrence Island. However, he was unable to reach Alaska’s mainland. Read more

Known as one of the longest rivers in America, the Mississippi River is 2,320 miles or 3,730 kilometers long. The mouth of the river is found in the Gulf of the Mexico while the source is in Minnesota’s Lake Itasca. This river is considered a great part of the most popular and largest river system not just in the United States but also in the entire North America, the Missouri-Mississippi river system. The river is composed of two rivers, which are the Upper Mississippi River and Lower Mississippi River. To know more about this, it is important to start with the person behind the discovery of the river. History Who discovered the Mississippi River? Spanish traveler Hernando De Soto found the river in 1541. He crossed the longest river in the United States to get to Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. He named the river Rio del Espiritu Santo. After the discovery of the river, many communities were established near the place. Some of the communities that were established are the Grand Rapids,...

At the southernmost portion of the Earth lies a continent known as Antarctica. It is a landmass that is underlying the South Pole, encircled by the Southern Ocean, and lies completely south of Antarctic Circle in the Antarctic region. The continent of Antarctica is considered to be the driest, coldest, and windiest of all the continents on the Earth and it also has the highest average elevation. Permanent residents are nowhere to be found in this area but there are thousands of researchers who are spread out across the continent residing at their various research stations. Who Discovered Antarctica Since the time of Ptolemy, there is already an existing notion that Southern Land or Terra Australis existed to balance the landmasses of the north. Maps during the 16th century were already depicting large landmass on the southern part of the Earth. This hypothetical landmass is constantly present in any European map until the 18th century. Captain James Cook is the one who discovered Antarctica...

One of the most famous and interesting sceneries in the United States, the Grand Canyon is a valley that resulted from the carved landscape of the Colorado River. In order to promote the site, the national government established the first national park in the country at the place, the Grand Canyon National Park. The canyon stretches 446 kilometers and its width ranges from 6.4 kilometers to 29 kilometers. The depth of the place is estimated to be 1.83 kilometers. To know more about this beautiful gorge, let us start exploring the history of the discovery of the place. Historical Background Who discovered the Grand Canyon? According to records, the place was discovered by Native Americans 10,500 years ago. Evidence of early societies have been found at the site. Historians agree that different groups settled in the place such as the Anasazi, the Cohonina, the Cerbat, Paiutes and the Navajo. However, the first recorded non-Native American visit to the place is led by Spanish Captain Garcia...